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Rookie question on the Chef's table, but what if you're pescatarian? I've never done it before (finally) and it looks like there was a few meat dishes, that I would not eat. Do they offer a substitution, if we advise when we embark?

if you are jumping a tier at any point during the cruise that includes a night stay, they will provide you the tier you will reach on your card at the inception of your cruise.

I like, not love the Radiance and did sail it when it was the Victory. Not the worst, but it came to light this weekend how hard the chopped up lay out was with my 87 year old mom on her first cruise, and on an electric scooter. She was flipping her lid every time I told her that we had to catch a new elevator mid ship or aft because they didn't go through. Needless to say, I needed several drinks to keep myself sane with her gripes!

Maybe a left turn question on offers, but I have the promo code OV7 which is $500 OBC along with other stuff. I already booked something last week with it, but it's still showing up as available and I get all the way to the end to book it, but I'm afraid that I'll get all the way to pay the deposit and on the back end they cancel the OBC. Anyone have experienced this?

https://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-ships-cautiously-returning-to-ensenada/79263 Looks like they are cautiously going, since RCI and Carnival did not dock on Saturday. My cruise crew of 16 of us are going Labor Day. We weren't planning on getting off anyways, but I read that Carnival gave a 50$ OBC and 50% off a future cruise for the cancellation.

Say HI to Big D, Mark and Viktor at the Alchemy for me! Those guys were the best. Just don't get Covid, like a few of us who made new friends on the ship. We turned out positive on our return home.

Agreed, I've done a lot of short cruises and the atmosphere is typically more rambunctious. I've even heard people with families comment on how more "adult" and perhaps almost too much party happens. My friends and I always get the Cheers package and the goal is to see who can tap out every day. We aren't like this on the longer cruises, since each cruise has a different purpose. Shorter ones usually to get friends together, the longer ones to enjoy with family. As least, that's what it is for us.

I think this may depend on ship. We just got upgraded to an Ocean Suite on the Radiance, because my mom needed an accessible room for her scooter. They told us that one bed would be the couch and the 4th would be a trundle. We shall see.

yes, we just got off the Spirit and one guest won $200 in the audience. The contestant on stage stopped at $421 for his case, and he actually had the $1000 case. Bummer.

We booked the Havana on the Horizon for an 8-day cruise, 4 days at sea just because of the 12 & up rule. I can't wait to be in that pool and not have a cannon ball douse my drink. Plus, who doesn't love an aft view from a place like the Havana Bar.

Ship - Spirit Deck - 4 Stateroom # - 4122 Stateroom Category – 4K Starboard or Port Side - Portside Quiet Stateroom? (With comments on problems) – Quiet - but not when they were working with the life boats in port, which was no issue. Was stateroom a connecting stateroom? - No Balcony View - No balcony, but this is one of the few 4K category rooms with minimal obstruction from the life boats. That is why we selected this room. Gives you much more to look at, with an interior price point. Balcony Size? Classified as an interior, but with a floor to ceiling window, pretty much full length of current width - windows do not open. Was wind a problem? - We needed a breeze! A small vent would've been awesome. If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? - N/A Any specific problems with this cabin? - No issues at all. Any other comments? -This stateroom is above the exterior promenade deck 3 and below another stateroom deck 5. The only noises that came from this area was when they were offloading the lifeboats for tendering. Otherwise, below we did not hear anything, just the usual people walking down the hall.

Testing - it's almost like a formality now. Just got off the Spirit on Thursday and me and DH tested positive the next day, even after masking religiously as best we could. Plus some people we met at the Alchemy also tested positive the day after, so people are getting it in port or already are carrying it. I'm glad that we have mild symptoms, but still feels like I came home with an STD. 🙃

Yes. Same with Spirit. Very generous with drinks but not really any games. Just the youngest cruiser with the most days and the diamond with the most days got plaques.

Awesome pics. Will be on her next week. Can't wait!